Academic argumentative research paper

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Academic argumentative research paper

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to begin drafting your academic argumentative research paper. Description: In this assignment, you will first write your literature review; then, you will write your introduction.

Begin drafting your academic argumentative research paper

Purpose:

Firstly, The purpose of this assignment is to begin drafting your academic argumentative research paper.

Description:

Firstly, In this assignment, you will first write your literature review; then, you will write your introduction. Please see “Lesson 4:

Secondly, The Introduction” for details on why it is suggested that you begin the drafting process with the literature review instead of the introduction. The following details are requirements of the assignment:

Introduction (9-12 well-developed sentences/approximately 350 words): For more details about what is expected for each of the following sentences, please see “Lesson 4: The Introduction.” You may also want to review the “Example Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The following components must be included in the introduction (in the following order).

Sentence 1:

Introduce the general topic

Sentence 2:

Pro side (general)

Sentence 3:

Con side (general)

Sentence 4:

Narrow the scope (1)

Sentence 5:

Examples of the narrowed topic

Sentence 6:

Narrow the scope (2)

Sentence 7:

Specific controversy

Sentence 8:

Pro side (specific)

Sentence 9:

Con side (specific)

Sentence 10:

The thesis

Literature Review (800-900 words):

Firstly, For details about the structure of the literature review, you will want to review “Lesson 3:

Secondly, The Literature Review: The Process.” You may also want to review the “Example
Introduction and Literature Review (with comments).” The link is below.

Literature review preface:

Further, This paragraph acts as a guide to what the reader can expect in the literature review.

Literature review body:

This section includes three to four body paragraphs that discuss the history, terminology, and both sides of the controversy (pro and con).

Literature review conclusion: The conclusion signals that the literature review is ending, but it also acts as a kind of preface for the body of the paper by restating the thesis statement and establishing your argument once again.

Also, Demonstrate how to summarize and paraphrase source materials.

Further, Demonstrate the avoidance of plagiarism through proper use of APA citations and references for all paraphrased and quoted material

Presidential and parliamentary systems executive and legislative

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Presidential and parliamentary systems executive and legislative

Discuss the differences and similarities between the presidential and parliamentary systems, including the executive and legislative branches. Which system do you feel serves its citizen better? Why? Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response

Presidential and parliamentary systems-executive and legislative

Firstly, Discuss the differences and similarities between the presidential and parliamentary systems, including the executive and legislative branches.

Secondly, Which system do you feel serves its citizen better? Why?

Additionally, Use evidence (cite sources) to support your response from assigned readings. Furthermore, from online lessons, and at least one outside scholarly source.

More details;

How are parliamentary and presidential governments similar and different?
A presidential system is a democratic and republican government in which a head of government leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch. A presidential system contrasts with a parliamentary system, where the head of government is elect ed to power through the legislative.
Parliamentary system and presidential system are two most popular forms of government; Parliamentary system is also known as Prime minister system of government.

The major difference between them is the separation of powers between the Executive and the Legislature.

In Parliamentary system the the Executive is drawn from the legislative and are responsible to them in terms of policies and act. Here the cabinet is the center of power and the Prime Minister is describe as Primus inter pares(First among equals. Furthermore, he heads the government. In a Presidential form of government, the Head of the State is directly appoint ed by the citizens of that particular State. Therefore, he is independent and is not responsible to the legislature. each system has its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

United Kingdom, and India are Examples of Parliamentary system.
USA is an example of a country that has Presidential system .

National security threats and global security threats

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National security threats and global security threats

This is an assignment that focuses on the identification of four threats from assignment 3A. The paper also provides instruction on the writing of the assignment.

The identification of four threats from assignment 3A

Here are the specific tasks you will complete:
Firstly, review the remaining four threats that you did not use in Assignment 3a.
Secondly, pick two of the four to focus on in Assignment 3b.
Identify the reasons why you think these two threats are less critical than the four threats you chose for your PowerPoint presentation.

Step II. Prepare Your Report
The UN has given you the following guidelines.

Introduction
Briefly introduce the topic of the analysis (about 100-150 words).
a.      State the topic and also intent of the paper.
b.      Also, identify the four threats you will discuss in the paper in the order in which they appear in the paper.
Section I. Threat 1
a.      Firstly, write an opening statement describing the perception of the threat.
b.      Secondly, write one page giving three reasons that explain why you saw this threat as less critical than the four you chose for your presentation in Assignment 3a.
c.    Thirdly, support these reasons with at least three credible sources.

Section II. Threat 2
a.      Write an opening statement describing the perception of the threat.
b.      Write one page giving three reasons to explain why you saw this threat as less critical than the four you chose for your presentation in Assignment 3a.
c.       Support these reasons with at least three credible sources.
Conclusion
·        Offer a summary (one page or less) of your defense of your choices that the United Nations can use to address their prioritization concerns.

Formatting Requirements

·        Your paper may consist of up to four pages (not including the cover or reference pages).
·        Create headings for each section of your paper as follows:
Introduction
Threat 1 (include the name of your chosen threat)
Threat 2 (include the name of your chosen threat)
Conclusion
·        Use and cite four to six credible sources in your analysis. You may use the same source for more than one threat as long as you use a minimum of four different sources. Additionally, a list of potential resources is available at the end of this course guide.
Make sure your paper contains both in-text citations and a source list, per SWS guidelines; refer to the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) document for reference.

Compare and contrast Cleopatra’s relationships with Julius Caesar

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Compare and contrast Cleopatra’s relationships with Julius Caesar

Compare and contrast Cleopatra’s relationships with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius. Some things to think about include: How are these relationships shown in the ancient sources? How is Cleopatra characterized in these relationships? Are these relationships purely political or did some mutual affection actually exist in them?

Compare and contrast Cleopatra’s relationships with Julius Caesar

Firstly, Write a paper of approximately 8 pages (standard font and margins) in which you deal with one of the following topics.
Primary sources:
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Appian/home.html
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/home.html

Topics are:
1. Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony
Firstly, Compare and contrast Cleopatra’s relationships with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius. Some things to think about include:

Secondly, How are these relationships shown in the ancient sources?

Thirdly, How is Cleopatra characterize d in these relationships?

Fourthly, Are these relationships purely political or did some mutual affection actually exist in them?

2. Was Cleopatra VII Philopator the daughter of Cleopatra VI Tryphaina?
Firstly, Examine the question of Cleopatra’s legitimacy. We know a lot about Cleopatra’s father, Ptolemy XII
Auletes, but we are not sure who her mother was. Was Cleopatra legitimate or not?
NOTE: If you pursue this topic you will need to assess the concept of “legitimacy” as defined by the different people and societies involved.

3. Nature vs. nurture: Cleopatra
Firstly, Cleopatra became a larger-then-life figure in her own life time and she herself was partially responsible for developing this image.

Secondly, Because of this, much of what she did during her life is often discussed in terms of her own abilities or character flaws. Assess this idea.

Thirdly, How much of what Cleopatra did simply follows in the footsteps of her dynastic ancestors?

Finally, To what extent do her activities show her own personality at work?

4. Octavia and Cleopatra

The two women who are discuss ed most prominently in the history of the battles of the Roman triumvirs are Cleopatra herself and Octavia, Octavian’s sister. Our sources very much turn Octavia into a foil for Cleopatra. She becomes a woman who represents everything that Cleopatra is not. Approval for Octavia is clearly state d.

Also, Compare and contrast Cleopatra and Octavia. How do they express the power they have?

Further, What are the strengths and weaknesses of the way they both deal with the men around them?

5. The Cleopatra myth
“The figure of Cleopatra in western culture is the one Octavian/Augustus wanted Roman society to have. After all, our picture is substantially from Shakespeare, who based his interpretation of her on Plutarch, whose information was heavily influenced by Octavian’s propaganda against her.

Additionally, In particularly the vision of Cleopatra as a foreign temptress leading Mark Antony astray.”

Also, Do you agree with this assessment?

Lastly, Are modern views simply rehashing Augustan propaganda or is more going on in the portrayals of Cleopatra over time?

Sociologist and study of family processes

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Sociologist and study of family processes

Briefly describe how a sociologist would study family processes from the theoretical perspectives of structural functionalism, conflict, and social exchange. Give an example of each.

Briefly describe how a sociologist would study family processes

In this assignment, you will write an essay (550) addressing the following prompts. Cite two to four scholarly sources in your essay:

Firstly, Briefly describe how a sociologist would study family processes from the theoretical perspectives of structural functionalism, conflict, and social exchange. Give an example of each.

Secondly,  Describe the Standard North American (SNA) family

Thirdly,  Compare & contrast the SNA to one other family structure.

Fourthly, Explain how trends affect ethnic groups in the United States.

Furthermore, Compare & contrast social, cultural, and historical constructs to various types of families.

More details;

What are the theoretical perspectives?
Sociologists today employ three primary theoretical perspectives: the symbolic interactionist perspective, the functionalist perspective, and the conflict perspective. These perspectives offer sociologists theoretical paradigms for explaining how society influences people, and vice versa.

Sociologists study social events, interactions, and patterns, and they develop a theory in an attempt to explain why things work as they do. In sociology, a theory is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions and to create a testable proposition. It is call ed a hypothesis, about society (Allan 2006).

For example, although suicide is generally considered an individual phenomenon, Émile Durkheim was interested in studying the social factors that affect it. His studied social ties within a group, or social solidarity, and hypothesized that differences in suicide rates might be explained by religion-based differences. Durkheim gathered a large amount of data about Europeans who had ended their lives, and he did indeed find differences based on religion. Protestants were more likely to commit suicide than Catholics in Durkheim’s society, and his work supports the utility of theory in sociological research.

Reducing prejudice and discrimination

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Reducing prejudice and discrimination

Use the online library to find one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old that examines a practical approach to reduce prejudice and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or nationality.

 Practical approach to reduce prejudice and discrimination

Use the online library to find one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old that examines a practical approach to reduce prejudice and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or nationality.

Firstly, Describe the research. What was the research question, what approach was use d to attempt to reduce prejudice/discrimination?

Secondly, What were the groups involved?

Thirdly, What was the outcome – that is, did the approach work?

3) Imagine you are a sociologist. You wish to apply the approach from the article to reduce prejudice and discrimination, but in a different context.

Further, How would you apply the approach to a different group. Or in a different location. Or circumstance than is given in the article?

Lastly, What changes would you make from the authors’ approach, and why?

 

More details;

Prejudice-Reduction Interventions

Having summarised some of the important theoretical contributions to prejudice-reduction, I will now present a summary of the main types of interventions with evidence on effectiveness, drawing on case studies and suggesting some principles which may be usefully applied elsewhere. Again it is vital to note that the case studies are not intend ed to be directly applicable to prejudice-reduction in Scotland. For instance, some of them talk about successful interventions to improve inter-group relations in post-conflict societies, which may be dealing with tensions that often spills over into actual (violent) conflict, and we may also assume that these are likely to be more ‘reactive’ than preventative. However, it may be appropriate to apply some of the ‘universal principles’ emerging from these to future strategies.

For the purposes of summary and analysis, the interventions that are most frequently studied and that are useful for this report can be roughly divided into three categories:

  1. Educational strategies (including but not limited to school-based interventions)
  2. Short-term diversity training courses
  3. Media campaigns

Review of London’s Call of the Wild

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Review of London’s Call of the Wild

This is an assignment that focuses on the Heiedi Kelchner’s review of London’s Call of the Wild. Raymond Benoit is another review that can be used for this assignment.

Heiedi Kelchner’s review of London’s Call of the Wild

F‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍or this essay assignment,

Choose either Heiedi Kelchner’s review of London’s Call of the Wild or Raymond Benoit’s. Then, write about whether you agree or disagree with the points made in his/her review. You will need to use specific examples from the review and back up what you are saying with examples from the book. If you agree with a point made by the reviewer, find another example in the book. If you disagree, you will need to find at least one example from the book to make your case. Option One: On your Works Cited page, there should be only two entries: One for Jack London and the other the reviewer you chose. You cannot use any other reviews.

Option Two:

Compare Kelchner and Benoit’s reviews. What are their similarities and/or differences? However, be sure to include your own examples from the book to make your point. Your Works Cited page must have three entries: One for London an‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍d then the two reviewers. However, do not use any other reviews. Exception: If you need to find more information about one of the philosophies or people discussed (Nietzsche, atavism, or Darwin)to use in your argument, you will need to include it on your Works Cited page.

This is the only exception for additional entries. Format: Research Paper Format. Correct margins, font size, headings are essential! USE MLA RESEARCH PAPER FORMAT FOR THE ENTIRE ANALYSIS: This includes all in text citations, all quoted and paraphrased information, and a Works Cited page. Be sure to have a title that fits in with what you are saying. Go to the sample essays in The Little Seagull or for MLA example research paper format. Remember that you can always go back to Module Five and review the films about using the MLA again. i uploaded Raymond’s view of call of the wild but was not able to get Heidi’s on there‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍

Acker & Donovan’s “Data Craft A Theory methods toolkit for critical internet studies”

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Acker & Donovan’s “Data Craft A Theory methods toolkit for critical internet studies”

This assignment invites you to test some of the ideas contained in Acker & Donovan’s “Data Craft: A
Theory/methods toolkit for critical internet studies.”

Test some of the ideas contained in Acker & Donovan’s “Data Craft

This assignment invites you to test some of the ideas contained in Acker & Donovan’s “Data Craft: A Theory/methods toolkit for critical internet studies.” — Which is uploaded to the files. As they argue, researchers are interested in how digital platforms mediate public discourse face a number of challenges in accessing “usable” datasets. These have to do primarily with the proprietary and “black boxed” nature of platform APIs (Application Programming Interface).

Your task is to employ some of Acker and Donovan’s suggestions for overcoming these research barriers.

You will search through social platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram on the hunt for misinformation. The goal is to find and gather evidence of recent “data craft” campaigns in which groups or individual users have attempted to manipulate social media ecosystems by spreading information that is misleading, untrue, or “fake news.” Examples of what you are looking for can be found in Acker & Donovan’s discussion of the Russian Internet Research Agency, Zadrozny and Collins’s discussion of The Epoch Times, and ReplyAll’s investigation of QAnon. Be sure to engage each of these closely.

More details;

Once you have found evidence you suspect might be part of a coordinated misinformation campaign, use Acker & Donovan’s “step by step rubric” (pp. 9-15) for working with publicly available metadata (Timestamps, usernames, content tags, and follower lists, etc.). They suggest some ways we can gather. Also, analyze such metadata in order to draw conclusions about how disinformation campaigns are coordinate d. Intended to spread misinformation about a particular issue, person, or event.

You will submit (1) a 1500-word discussion paper of your findings, as well as (2) a “Research Appendix” that contains images, screenshots, and any other material related to your data set (such as Acker & Donovan include in their paper). Your discussion paper should summarize your experiences in gathering and working with such data. You should also develop an argument. Even if provisional – about what your data set seems to indicate or be evidence of.

Most significant political issue facing Canada

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Most significant political issue facing Canada

What, in your educated opinion, is the most significant political issue facing Canada at present? Drawing on your built knowledge of your course materials (readings, supplementary readings, lectures and/or video resources)

 Most significant political issue facing Canada at present?

What, in your educated opinion, is the most significant political issue facing Canada at present?
Drawing on your built knowledge of your course materials (readings, supplementary readings, lectures and/or video resources). Also, your additional academic sources explain why you see this issue as significant. How or why it is made so.

Discuss and demonstrate how this issue shapes and/or is shaped by the current and/or historical practice and/or structures of Canadian politics. (As narrowly or broadly as you chose to define them keeping in mind your word and page limitations). Where relevant you may lay out the options or choices in policy, action and/or structure moving forward. Make sure to clearly and thoroughly document and demonstrate your argument.

In evaluating your response great emphasis will be place d on your critical use. Also, understanding of the readings, concepts, theories and examples covered in your course materials. Since you have plenty of time to consider your argument, be sure to integrate into your analysis relevant conceptual, comparative and contextual information from relevant class materials backed up with rigorous citation.

Your written work will be grade d for insight, analytical skill, inclusion, variety and organization of relevant course materials. Further, bibliographic references and appropriate citation, clarity of expression, accuracy, and relevance of content. In addition to your text, your paper must substantively incorporate a minimum of 3 additional academic sources.

Demonstrate your thoughtful, informed argument by backing up everything you say with reason, logic and evidence from your materials. When asked for an opinion, you are being ask ed for an inform ed, demonstrate d and document ed argument, not belief or unsubstantiated rhetoric. How well you demonstrate the breadth and depth of your knowledge of course materials and subject matter will be extremely pertinent to your final mark.

Controversy in US immigration and citizenship

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Controversy in US immigration and citizenship

This week, we focus on the controversial topic of immigration and citizenship. As you learned there have been several distinct waves of immigration in U.S. history, beginning with the conquest of Native Americans by Europeans.

Focus on the controversial topic of immigration and citizenship

This week, we focus on the controversial topic of immigration and citizenship. As you learned there have been several distinct waves of immigration in U.S. history, beginning with the conquest of Native Americans by Europeans. From 1840 to 1860, 4 million immigrants entered the United States mainly from north-western Europe, followed by another 25 million from 1880 to 1920. The “newest” immigrants are those arriving in the United States after 1960, some 24 million mainly from Latin America and Asia.

For this assignment, students will demonstrate and expand their knowledge and understanding on immigration and citizenship.
Within the presentation, students will answer the following questions:

Firstly, What is immigration and citizenship?

Secondly, List four reasons why people immigrate/migrate to the United States.

Thirdly, Identify and discuss three United States immigration laws.

Fourthly, Explain how immigration has at least 3 positive impacts on the United States.

Further, Explain how immigration has at least 3 negative impacts on the United States.

Moreover, Discuss sociological views on illegal immigration.

 

Apply three social concepts and one social theory.

Sociological theories include functionalism, conflict theory, feminist theory, symbolic interactionism, and others as mentioned in our readings and materials.

Discuss three ways to improve legal immigration.

Do not use unverifiable, secondary sites such as Wikipedia, about.com, ask.com, and similar. Use our course materials, peer-reviewed journal articles from the library, and other scholarly sources.
Include at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles no more than five years old. Also include and apply what you learned from the textbooks and assigned readings.
The presentation should utilize sound critical thought and it should include appropriate APA in-text citations and full APA references at the end. To avoid academic dishonesty, as with all assignments and posts, most of the information presented should be in the students’ own words/voice.
The structure of the Presentation must include the following:
— TITLE SLIDE (1 slide)
— BODY OF PRESENTATION WITH SUBHEADINGS TO IDENTIFY EACH SECTION 12 slides minimum; 16 slides maximum)
— REFERENCE SLIDE (1 slide minimum)
You may use a presentation program of your choice such as any of these which offer free use:
https://prezi.com/signup/basic/
https://www.powtoon.com/home/?